Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-09-04
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Luray and the Page ysIIey-ThrOugh the
Great cave
%e-al Co-rs p0sanos 4 ~ SH4cGy Rrgi'ier
In The very heart Of the Page Valley,
which i oaIy = sort Of branch Of that great
and wonderfully beautiful country known
A. the Shenandoah Valley, bemmed in BY
high and picturesque mountains that sur-
round the town Is the mountains round
Ahout jerusalem" 10 situated the town Of
Luray, the county seat Of Page county,
Virginia The town il very old and Is q
some historic interest; but its new life and
energy and The surpaszing loyeiiness OF the
surrounding country leaves little IN the
Eay Of visible reminder that the fair,
peaceful valley, with its fertile. well eul-
tiyatsd farms and roomy, comfortable and
attractiTe houses Wa the scene OF ali the
ds-olatioa and distraction Of decade ago
The var u over down here. snd instead Of
nursing IT. hatreds aud passions II hope OF
keeping the life IN them, they have all
! been thrust ASIDE and the people are buslly
pursuing the arts Of peace and are making
a united and successful effort In the
direction Of general development The
town i si1ty-ave miles from the Bsltl-
more and Ohio railroad, A. Shenandoah
1 junction, ADD i directly on the line OF the
Shenandoah Valley railrosd. one Of the
! bes9-sg uipped. bsst-manzged and besI-
Differed lines IN the country. Its rail
road. mail AID telegraph facilities are,
! therefore, frss-elAss. and Its people are the
proTerbially hOspitsble odd Nirginians, y
With q good bit Of western push and yigor
worked into their business makeup. The
eolored gentleman il here in all bis glory,
for YOU always ind him following in the
wake Of enterprise and energy, and be,
TOO. seems full Of the moving spirit and
i helping to keep things goiog.
Bot the chief attraction Of this place l.
the Luray cayerns. celebrated far and wide
A. the very loveliest OF all OF natures
lovely creations To attempt 20 describe
them will end in signal failure, and 10 see
them i % he filed with reyerential awe.
There IS no hitting language 70 do half JUS
tice 70 the wondro1s beauty OF the eayerns
and every man who can do - should See
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To him undreamed-of lOveliness,
but their deep sb7sses and yawning
ehagms, their magnificent columns, stand
ing like silent, solemn sentlnels, their
many colored and various tinted forms-
lions, exact limitations Of the best and
rarest o. mans creations, their crystal
springs, their grottOes and cascades and
avenues. all impress him with feeling
that the thiugs that are opened TO bis
vision are not Of this world, bat are . dis
tinct creation Of the Almighty. He feels
that they must have been created almost
before the earth was born, and that the
work Of Identifying, developing and max
ing perfect has been going on INCREASINGLY
through all the countless ages Of the past.
| Crowds of visitors dock here almost daily
to view these gorgeous spectacle" and
each e1cR sion brings some who have been
here before, and who, far from ever firing
OF the cayerns, can always find new beau
ties unfolding 20 their enraptured gaze
The cayerss are 20 grand, 50 very wierd,
% solemn, 50 peculiarly beautiful, 50 filled
with objects to admire and that are 90 as
toniShingly lovely, and 20 very different
from ANYTHING in art and from everything
else in nature, that no Imagination Is sui
6ciently vivid 10 at ali assist one in form
ing a correct impression Of them without
seeing them. To fully appreciate il all
one must look at il and feel the strange
neg emotions that ill his soul. The gaze
Of MS inSgiusti0n must take him far down
through the bottomiess chasms and must
carly him hack through long buried ceE-
turies to the very birth Of time. And be
must close his eyes and listen TO the
strange, wierd notes that come from the
organ in the cathedral" and hear the
rauturous music of the chimes" Il is
ali truly wonderful and makes one doubly
aensible that there are stranger things in
nature than were ever dreamed OF IN our
philosophy" The accommodations for
excursiOnists are frst-class in every par
ticulaT, and no efforts are spared 70 make
everybody comfortable.
The cave Is owned by the Luray Cave
and Hotel Company, company composed
mainly of Philadelphia gentleman, and
Major E. J. Armstrong. q leading lawyer
here, has charge Of the cave and grounds
and general supervision A commodious,
comfortable and homelike hotel with ac-
Communications for 2OO guests, in charge Of
Mr.. George <. Mullin, formerly proprietor
Of the st. Cloud Hotel, in Philadelphia
The Luray Inn, as i: is called, is situated
on a pretty eminence short distance east
Of TIE depot of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, and east OF the town proper. A
well kept and extensive lawn in front,
broad, cool, airy verandas, pure mountain
spring water, electric lights, tue music,
delightful mountain seenery, elegant drives
and the best cuisine We know Of any where
sdd q charm to the place and attract many
strangers here for the Summer. Indeed a.
pleasant place TO rest and enjoy life,
where the business man, the artisan, the
lover, the poet and the scholar alike can
| and recreation and pleasares, coupled with
interest, there is no plsee superior to Luray
and the Inn" and il IS stated and onght
to be true that when a man goes s.av from
here he Immediately begins to arrange to
come again next year.
| II YOU have catarrh use the surest RENE
| dy-Dr SAge'S